Jaguars London Win Over Eagles Ends in Wild Finish

The Jaguars London win over the Eagles turned into one of the wildest finishes of the NFL season on Sunday. Cam Little drilled a fifty-seven-yard field goal as time expired, and Jacksonville beat Philadelphia nineteen to seventeen at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, according to the Associated Press.

If you only watch highlights, this is the one to pull up. Two field goals landed in the last eight seconds, a defensive tackle snapped the winning kick, and one decision on a kickoff may haunt Philadelphia all week.

A Chaotic Start in London

The game was strange before anyone even settled in. On the opening kickoff, Jaguars rookie Josh Cameron ran the ball back ninety yards for what looked like a touchdown, but four penalties wiped it out, according to CBS Sports. Two players were ejected after a scuffle: Jaguars defensive end Bryan Thomas Jr. and Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Officials needed several minutes just to explain what had happened. Once play resumed, Trevor Lawrence found Parker Washington on a bootleg for a fifty-one-yard touchdown, and Jacksonville led seven to nothing.

Philadelphia answered with two scoring drives, one long and one short, and held a fourteen to seven lead at halftime. The Eagles even stopped Jacksonville four times from the one-yard line just before the break. A jet sweep on fourth down lost six yards and ended the half.

Shorthanded Eagles Nearly Pulled It Off

The Eagles arrived in London badly depleted. They played without running back Saquon Barkley and receiver DeVonta Smith, and their offensive line was a patchwork after right tackle Lane Johnson retired and Cam Jurgens was traded, per CBS Sports. Even so, they stayed in front for most of the afternoon.

Jacksonville kept shooting itself in the foot. The Jaguars were flagged thirteen times for one hundred yards, the second straight week they hit thirteen penalties, according to ESPN. They also went zero for three in the red zone.

The ugliest sequence came early in the fourth quarter. A first-and-goal from the one somehow became third-and-goal from the fourteen after a false start and two delay-of-game flags. Lawrence then missed on fourth down, and the Eagles took over.

Eight Seconds That Flipped Everything

Washington finally gave Jacksonville the lead with a twenty-seven-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-five. The extra point sailed wide, because defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton, filling in at long snapper, sent up a high snap. That left the score sixteen to fourteen with just over three minutes to play.

Jalen Hurts then drove Philadelphia thirty-two yards, and Jake Elliott nailed a forty-eight-yard field goal. The Eagles led seventeen to sixteen with eight seconds left. It looked like a gutsy road win.

Instead of kicking the ball out of the end zone, though, the Eagles let Ameer Abdullah field it. He returned it fifty-three yards, and Little then kicked the fifty-seven-yarder with Hamilton snapping again. Replays showed officials were right to put one second back on the clock, according to NBC Sports.

Sirianni Owns the Kickoff Call

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni took responsibility for how he handled the closing moments, according to ESPN. Keeping the kick in play instead of going for a touchback gave Jacksonville a chance, and the Jaguars took it.

The loss drops Philadelphia to two and three. The Eagles have lost three straight, and it is the first time they have been under .500 since the twenty twenty-one season. CBS Sports notes it snapped a seventy-six-game streak of being .500 or better, the longest in franchise history.

Lawrence finished with three hundred thirty-one passing yards and two touchdowns, both to Washington, who caught six passes for one hundred twenty-four yards. Jacksonville moves to four and one and has now won three in a row.

What Comes Next

Both teams have a quick turnaround. The Eagles head home to face the Carolina Panthers, who are coming off a bye. The Jaguars stay in London but move across town to Wembley Stadium to play C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans next Sunday.

Little grew up playing soccer and watching Premier League games every weekend, so kicking a winner in London meant extra, the AP reported. For a kicker with that background, it was a perfect stage.

The bigger story might be the penalty problem. CBS Sports reports the league called two hundred seventy-one penalties last week, the second most in a single week since nineteen fifty. Coach Liam Coen has work to do before Houston, but the Jaguars London win still counts the same in the standings. More sports coverage is on GenZ NewZ.